Thousands of children and parents lined up in and around Camping World Stadium for a range of free services helping them get ready for school Saturday.

Thousands of children and parents lined up in and around Camping World Stadium for a range of free services helping them get ready for school Saturday.

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Updated: 7:26 PM EDT Aug 6, 2016

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WEBVTT SCHOOL BASH AND TALKED TO THE FAMILIES IT SERVES. CARMEN ROLLE: IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE. THEY'RE GETTING EVERYTHING THEY NEED FOR SCHOOL. ALEX: CARMEN ROLLE BROUGHT HER 10-YEAR-OLD KEANA AND 8-YEAR-OLD MARC TO THE BACK 2 SCHOOL BASH AT CAMPING WORLD STADIUM SATURDAY. SHE SAID IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW MUCH PEOPLE CARE. CARMEN ROLLE: RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY TOUGH, SO WE CAN'T GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED, SO THIS HELPS US A LOT. ALEX: MARC WAS ONE OF AROUND 1500 KIDS GETTING A FREE HAIRCUT AT THE ANNUAL DAY OF SERVICE EVENT, ORGANIZED BY VOLUNTEER GROUP HOPE NOW INTERNATIONAL. MARC: WELL, IT FELT GOOD. ALEX: OTHER OFFERINGS INCLUDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND 10,000 FREE BACKPACKS KARLA RADKA: AN AVERAGE FAMILY SPENDS ABOUT $200 FOR THE KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, AND THIS JUST PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF HELP, A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE . ALEX: WHILE BOUNCY HOUSES AND A HULA HOOPING CONTEST KEPT THE SMILES FLOWING. >> HERE THEY GO. ALEX: INSIDE, THE WOMEN'S SOCCER LOCKER ROOM HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A DENTAL CLINIC. NEKITA WARREN: THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID TO DO THIS. THEY'RE DOING IT OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF THEIR HEARTS. ALEX: NEKITA WARREN, HERE WITH HER SIX-YEAR-OLD SEAN LONDON, CALLS THE IMPACT OF THE VOLUNTEER EFFORT -COMPLETE WITH DENTAL AND VISION SCREENINGS, INDESCRIBABLE. NEKITA WARREN: YOU GET THE VISION AT ONE TIME, YOU GET THE DENTAL, YOU GET THE BOOKBAG, YOU GET THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND THAT SAVES YOU A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND AND MONEY. MICHAEL RADKA: THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT THEIR FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN MAKING DECISIONS BETWEEN HAVING FOOD ON THE TABLE AND PREPARING THEIR KIDS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WHAT BETTER WAY TO IMPACT A CHILD'S LIFE THAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY START THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OFF WITH A SUCCESSFUL

Back 2 School Bash draws thousands to Camping World Stadium

Thousands of children and parents lined up in and around Camping World Stadium for a range of free services helping them get ready for school Saturday.